SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionA function (setupapi.h)

[This function is available for use in the operating systems indicated in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. SetupAPI should no longer be used for installing applications. Instead, use the Windows Installer for developing application installers. SetupAPI continues to be used for installing device drivers.]

The SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection function performs service installation and deletion operations that are specified in the Service Install sections listed in the Service section of an INF file.

A caller of this function is required to have access to the Service Control Manager, and privileges to modify services.

Syntax

WINSETUPAPI BOOL SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionA(
  [in] HINF  InfHandle,
  [in] PCSTR SectionName,
  [in] DWORD Flags
);

Parameters

[in] InfHandle

A handle to the INF file that contains the Service section.

[in] SectionName

The name of the Service section to process. You should use a null-terminated string.

[in] Flags

The controls for the installation of each service in the specified section.

Flag	Meaning
SPSVCINST_TAGTOFRONT 0x001	AddService section: move the service tag to the front of its group order list.
SPSVCINST_DELETEEVENTLOGENTRY 0x004	DelService section: delete the event log entry.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_DISPLAYNAME 0x008	AddService section: do not overwrite the display name if one already exists.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_STARTTYPE 0x010	AddService section: do not overwrite the start type value if the service already exists.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_ERRORCONTROL 0x020	AddService section: do not overwrite the error control value if the service already exists.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_LOADORDERGROUP 0x040	AddService section: do not overwrite the load order group if it already exists.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_DEPENDENCIES 0x080	AddService section: do not overwrite the dependencies list if it already exists.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_DESCRIPTION 0x100	AddService section: mark this service as the function driver for the device being installed.
SPSVCINST_STOPSERVICE 0x200	DelService section: Stop the associated service specified in the entry before deleting the service.
SPSVCINST_CLOBBER_SECURITY 0x400	AddService section: Security settings the service are overwritten if the service already exists in the system. Note  Available starting with Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.
SPSVCINST_STARTSERVICE 0x800	AddService section: Start the service after the service is installed. This flag cannot be used to start a service that implements a Plug and Play (PnP) function driver or filter driver for a device. Otherwise, this flag can be used to start a user-mode or kernel-mode service that is managed by the Service Control Manager (SCM.) Note  Available starting with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
SPSVCINST_NOCLOBBER_REQUIREDPRIVILEGES 0x1000	AddService section: Do not overwrite the given service's required privileges if the service already exists in the system. Note  Available starting with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. The function calls SetLastError with ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED if a reboot of the system is required.

If the function fails, the return value is 0 (zero). To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Note

The setupapi.h header defines SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	setupapi.h
Library	Setupapi.lib
DLL	Setupapi.dll
API set	ext-ms-win-setupapi-classinstallers-l1-1-2 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.14393)

See also

Functions

Overview

SetupInstallFilesFromInfSection

SetupInstallFromInfSection

SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionEx